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Castle of Maians

Castellfollit del Boix, Bages, Barcelona

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Castle of Maians

Monument · Castellfollit del Boix, Bages, Barcelona

The castle of Maians, in the municipality of Castellfollit del Boix (Bages), is a border castle documented since the year 927, when it is mentioned in the chronicle of the consecration deed of the monastery of Sant Benet de Bages, of which it was a jurisdictional lordship. Its site is already cited in 924 as Guardiola de Sala, the stronghold built by the local magnate Sala, also the founder of that monastery. In its walls, now in ruins, courses of opus spicatum can be seen, along with three circular cisterns and the outlet of an old wine press, with corners of regular ashlar. Next to the remains of the castle are also those of the old Romanesque church of Sant Andreu de Maians. It is a Bien Cultural de Interés Nacional (Catalonia's highest level of heritage protection, BCIN 653-MH).

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